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WELCOME TO THE CLUB! WLAPOM, established in 1993, is a social support group with hundreds of members that offers advice, encouragement and resources for parents with multiples or expecting multiples. We are there every step of the way, from pregnancy through childhood, to celebrate the joys and challenges unique to raising multiples.

to deliver meals to our members with newborns and to those who are dealing with treatment of

a medical condition of

a child or immediate

family member.

NICU/Bedrest Support:

We provide support to expectant parents of muliples who are on bed rest as well as support to parents who have preemie multiples in the NICU.

Buddy:

Our members are paired up with buddy members to be used as a contact resource to help and guide them through parenthood and to get better acclimated with all the resources and fun the

club has to offer.

We are Moms and Dads of twins, triplets and quads helping other Moms and Dads of multiples. We of all people know how hard it is in the first year of life with multiples. Not just the equipment needs, but the emotional support as well. New parents are not alone.

Multiple Helpings is the philanthropy arm of the non-profit West Los Angeles Parents of Multiples Club (WLAPOM). Multiple Helpings adopts needy families of multiples in the greater Los Angeles area, and provides them with the essential goods for their babies' first year.

Gently used items are donated by WLAPOM club members to be passed onto the adopted family and can include cribs, strollers, bouncy seats, and electric swings. We also provide other newborn essentials including bottles, clothes, diapers, wipes, and toiletries.

Purchased items are funded by WLAPOM’s many fundraising efforts throughout the year. Families are provided with a packet with listings of community resources that may assist them in caring for their multiple babies. Parents are given emotional support by our volunteers, each of whom is a parent of multiples themselves. Social workers at various Los Angeles hospitals connect Multiple Helpings with potential families to adopt, and a screening process leads us to the dozens of babies who we help annually.